The Borussia Dortmund attacker has been in excellent form in the Bundesliga, with the statistics indicating he could fit in perfectly in Madrid
At the start of February, Cristiano Ronaldo turned 32, moving a year closer to retirement and nearer to the stage where he will no longer be Real Madrid's talisman.
The Portuguese forward is a man who has exceeded all expectations since moving from Manchester United as a 24-year-old, scoring 274 times in 245 appearances for Los Blancos, who turned him from a prolific attacker into a superstar.
However, he cannot continue to be Madrid's saviour, and the club seriously needs to consider viable candidates to take on that mantle for the next few years.